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Artisan Market!

The third and final Artisan market of 2009 went down a Christmassy treat on Saturday the 5th December. The Christmas lights were twinkling and the smell of roast chestnuts was in the air.

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Arts Quarter Arts Trail!

To further highlight the large concentration of creative businesses and galleries in the quarter, local resident and photographer, Sarah BB and Bristol-based composer, Barnabas Y have organised an Art Trail for the area.

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Things in Panels

Having recently become a social enterprise SHOP host their first exhibition of the 2010, a solo show by Simon M.

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Welcome to Bristol's Christmas Steps Arts Quarter

Our eight unique streets in Bristols old city are lined with independent shops, art galleries, bars, cafes and more than a few surprises, where artisans and creative traders work side by side to keep this diverse corner of Bristol as unusual as it's been throughout its long and intriguing history. When was the last time you took a walk down a different street?


This October - on Saturday 3rd - we're launching a monthly Artisan Market to celebrate the wealth of Bristol's creativity with local makers holding stalls to show off their wares. We plan initially to hold three markets leading up to Christmas to help locals and visitors to Bristol to find ideal gifts for themselves or friends and to sample great hand-made goods. It's also a chance to come and explore the other great independent businesses in the area.

Almost a year ago on the 25th October 2008 the new Christmas Steps Arts Quarter was named by the Lord Mayor. The area which twists its way through Perry Road, Lower Park Row, Colston Street, St Michael's Hill; the Christmas Steps themselves and the myriad maze of arched alleyways and secret passages is being reborn.

In each of the various galleries: in the glint of a clarinet, under a dusty stack of books, in the whiff of ale and crackled glaze of teapots and clocks, in the wink of an ancient stamp eye; the past both reflects and interacts with the future to create a truly unique area of independent artisans. A visit to the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter is both an illumination of Bristol history and an excursion into its modern treasures